اشتہا

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Classical Persian اشتها (ištihā), from Arabic اِشْتِهَاء (ištihāʔ).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

اِشْتِہَا (iśtihāf (Hindi spelling इश्तिहा)

  1. lust, appetite, craving, hunger
    Synonym: بھُوک (bhūk)

References[edit]

  • Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “اشتہا”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.